NEWS-LEDGER — FEB 11, 2015 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor A small group of West Sacramento kindred spirits gathered behind Southport’s Tower Mart on Sunday, February 1, to turn loose about 15 feral cats that they had trapped and then spayed and neutered. The effort sprung from an experience by Patti Kenney, a local [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 28, 2015 – From Beth Gabor County of Yolo Starting this month, parents will be able to pay their child support in cash at thousands of MoneyGram locations throughout California. Previously, parents paying child support in cash could only do so by visiting a county or regional local child support agency that [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — FEB 4, 2015 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor With public speakers, cookies and a martial arts performance, West Sacramento’s branch of Sacramento City College celebrated five years on West Capitol Avenue last Thursday afternoon. The branch’s success, and the partnerships that helped bring that success, were themes of the day. Mayor Christopher [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 28, 2015 – From Tuleyome Take a closer look at the nature surrounding you and discover countless stories of the wildlife nearby. Learn where otters slide into the water, where beavers have taken down trees and what critter’s paw prints you may be walking in at Home Place Adventures’ animal tracking workshop. [...]

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NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 28, 2015 – The City of West Sacramento has received $40,000 in grants and in-kind donations for its urban farm program, courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. The city was one of four national winners in a program to support gardening and green spaces. West Sacramento, [...]

Online registration and waiting list for the West Sacramento Dolphins youth swim team is now open; the team size is limited by pool space at the Recreation Center. Visit www.wsdolphins.org as soon as possible as the team may fill up quickly. For more information, contact treasurer Vin Cay at vin2ride@yahoo.com, (916) 947-4950. Copyright News-Ledger 2015

We used to live behind these ponds. When they were drained and graded there were hundreds of shad in them. My understanding is that they ARE linked to the deep water channel directly and serve as an outlet to the channel when rain fall is too high. I could be wrong, but that is what the construction guys told me. I have caught bass, catfish, shad and bluegil […]